This is my personal portfolio site. I’m Seth Thygesen, and I’m responsible for the information collected here. You can reach me at seth.thygesen@gmail.com.

The short version

• I don’t run ads, and I don’t sell or share your personal information.
• Analytics run only with your consent where the law requires it.
• Caught You Looking is off unless you turn it on, and it never leaves your browser.
• You can ask me to show you, correct, or delete any personal information I have about you.

Your privacy choices

Cookie settings: the cookie banner lets you accept or reject each kind of cookie, and you can reopen it any time with the cookie settings button on this site. Caught You Looking follows your choice for Functional cookies, and Google Analytics follows your choice for Analytics. You can also block Google Analytics entirely with Google’s opt-out browser add-on.

Global Privacy Control: if your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, Caught You Looking stays off and you won’t be asked about it.

What I collect and why

Google Analytics. With your consent, Google Analytics tells me how people use this site: which pages they visit, how long they stay, what kind of device and browser they use, their general location (city or country), and which site sent them. It uses cookies to do this. I see only combined reports, never your name. The legal basis is your consent, and you can withdraw it at any time.

Caught You Looking. If you allow Functional cookies or turn it on, your browser keeps a private record of which pages and sections you view and which links you click, so the Caught You Looking page can tell you the story of your visit. It’s stored only in your browser’s local storage, it doesn’t include your name or anything you type, and it is never sent to me or anyone else. It stays until you erase it, turn it off, or clear this site’s data. The legal basis is your consent.

Booking a time. If you book a meeting, Cal.com collects your name, email address, and anything you add to the booking form, and asks you to verify your email address. I use that information only to meet with you and follow up. Cal.com checks my calendar for times when I’m busy but never shows anyone what is on it. The legal basis is taking the steps you asked for.

Email. If you email me, I receive whatever you send and use it only to reply and keep track of our conversation.

Server logs. My web host keeps standard logs, such as IP addresses and the pages requested, to keep the site running and secure. The legal basis is my legitimate interest in a working, secure site.

Services this site loads. To display properly, this site loads fonts from Bunny Fonts, which doesn’t log IP addresses; icons from cdnjs, run by Cloudflare; and styling code from Tailwind. When your browser loads these, they receive your IP address and basic browser information.

I keep booking and email records only as long as I need them to follow up with you, and Google Analytics data for no more than 14 months.

Cookies and local storage

• Google Analytics cookies are set only after you consent, where the law requires consent.
• WordPress may set cookies if you log in or leave a comment.
• Caught You Looking uses your browser’s local storage, not cookies, and only after you allow Functional cookies or turn it on with the buttons above. The site also remembers your choice, so it doesn’t ask again.
• CookieYes, the tool that asks for your cookie consent, sets one cookie to remember your choice. You can change your choice any time with the cookie settings button on this site.

Here is the full list of cookies this site uses, kept up to date automatically:

Who receives information

The only companies that receive information through this site are the service providers that run it: Google (analytics), Cal.com (booking), my web host, and the content services listed above. I don’t sell personal information, and I don’t share it for targeted advertising. Some of these providers process data in the United States. Where required, they rely on approved safeguards such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses.

Your rights

If you’re in the EU, the UK, or the European Economic Area, you have the right to access the personal information I hold about you, correct it, delete it, restrict or object to how I use it, receive a copy of it, and withdraw your consent at any time. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.

If you’re in California, you have the right to know what personal information I collect and how I use it, to get a copy of it, to correct it, and to delete it. You also have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, but I don’t sell or share it. I won’t treat you differently for using any of these rights.

To use any of these rights, email me at seth.thygesen@gmail.com. You can also have someone else ask on your behalf. I’ll respond within 30 days, and I may ask you to confirm your identity first.

Children

A lot of my work has been made for kids, but this site is about that work, for the adults who hire me. It isn’t directed to children under 13, and I don’t knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given me personal information, email me and I’ll delete it.

Changes and questions

If this policy changes, I’ll update the date at the top of this page. Questions? Email me at seth.thygesen@gmail.com.